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[-] MisssDarylC@aussie.zone 14 points 7 months ago

Hello Friends! I just realised I haven't posted or logged in a much longer period of time than I thought. I hope you're all well! For once I'm not here to vent or complain. Lol.

[-] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 4 points 7 months ago

Good to see you back!

[-] Catfish@aussie.zone 12 points 7 months ago
[-] just_kitten@aussie.zone 7 points 7 months ago

That surface was far too white and clearly was going to attract the black cat. This is a known force of nature. Yin and yang. The world is balanced again

[-] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 5 points 7 months ago

Haha. That's like my dog. I roll my yoga mat out and he jumps on it and rolls around. I push him off so he sits on me. I push him off, he gets excited "oh you wanna play do you".

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[-] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 points 7 months ago

black cat on white fabric ๐Ÿคญ

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[-] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 10 points 7 months ago

Bedroom decals are now also done

[-] ReadEverything@aussie.zone 4 points 7 months ago
[-] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 4 points 7 months ago

My own wildflower meadow. All the pretty with none of the allergens ๐Ÿ˜€

[-] wscholermann@aussie.zone 4 points 7 months ago

I think the light switch one is my favorite.

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[-] Baku@aussie.zone 8 points 7 months ago

Here's the H100 thread for anybody who's interested:

https://aussie.zone/post/6318034

[-] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 8 points 7 months ago

I made these today

Following this recipe

https://www.recipetineats.com/fried-chicken/

They were crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside but fuck they were bland and too salty. Nothing like kfc. I'll stick with korean fried chicken because they do flavour and spicy. I do not recommend unless you play around with spices.

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[-] wscholermann@aussie.zone 8 points 7 months ago

Ok so I did it. I booked the flights to Vietnam. But it's going to be a very flat out three months at work up until holiday time I'll say that much.

Meanwhile can I just say hospitality in this country is pretty shit. You are basically treated with a thinly veiled contempt at any hotel.

[-] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 5 points 7 months ago

Ooh jelly.

Where in Vietnam are you going?

[-] wscholermann@aussie.zone 7 points 7 months ago

Mostly central Vietnam ie Hue, Da Nang and Hoi An. I'll spend a couple of days in Saigon, but won't stay there long because I can only handle crowded city vibes for so long.

[-] Electronic_Owl@aussie.zone 8 points 7 months ago

We had a 7-hour power outage yesterday afternoon, along with 1500 other homes, all because someone a bit further down the street released a helium-filled metallic balloon which floated up to the power lines and blew them up. All credit to the fire service who arrived quickly to secure the scene, and also to the United Energy crews who turned up with three massive cherry-picker trucks to thread it all back together again.

In better news, Groundhog Day: The Musical was fantastic, highly recommended. It's surpassed Wicked as my favourite theatre musical of all time. The sets, the humour, the cast...just brilliant.

[-] lemondrop@aussie.zone 4 points 7 months ago

What area was that in? We had a similar-looking situation this morning near our place; fire, police, and energy company.

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[-] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 8 points 7 months ago

I reckon if cats could make cups of tea and coffee they would be perfect

[-] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 5 points 7 months ago

I don't know... imagine if a cat was able to make themselves cups of coffee. Imagine the crime rate

[-] Catfish@aussie.zone 4 points 7 months ago

It might explain the astonishing rate milo vanishes in this house

[-] underwatermagpies@aussie.zone 5 points 7 months ago

I reckon they probably can, but choose not to.

[-] Catfish@aussie.zone 3 points 7 months ago
[-] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 points 7 months ago

On toast? That would be a top tier cat.

[-] Catfish@aussie.zone 3 points 7 months ago

Damn straight!

[-] Baku@aussie.zone 8 points 7 months ago

Happy hottest 100 day! Would anybody be down for a thread in c/rage where we can discuss the H100? It was one of my favourite things from over on Reddit. All of us who cleared our days just to listen to the hottest 100 would sit around and pretty much all day "yeah this song's fuckin shit ay" with the occasional old person hopping in to rant about how much better music was last century. Then once every 10 songs we'd all day "yeah I'm not a fan of [artist] but this song is actually alright"

Ok I probably didn't sell that very well - there's a reason I don't work in sales! But jokes aside, would anybody be keen for something like that? Wouldn't be as much fun because there's less people here, but I reckon with a few of us it'd be decent enough?

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[-] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I forgot to put a picture of the mug. (First ever attempt at sketching with charcoal and very quick, be kind.)

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The lines are a lot heavier and more defined than they should be, it wasnโ€™t shaded in very lightly, gradually and increasingly accurately as it should have been. (You can see I put the bottom of the rim way too low at first then couldnโ€™t lighten it with smudging.)

This is due in part to me sharpening the nib into weird uneven craggy angles by taking too large slices/inconsistent angles during sharpening and having to kind of press down to mark. Iโ€™ll watch a sharpening tutorial and try again when I feel like it.

Constantly hitting my hand and the end of the pencil on the easel rest and having to work around it at a weird sideways angle when doing the bottom was also really awkward.

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Melbcat has also decided that she doesnโ€™t like a flavour I bought many tins of and is refusing to finish her medicated supper, even with treats or bonito flakes on top. She just picks the good stuff off and demands something nicer. ๐Ÿ˜ข

And yesterday I randomly came up in a few large hives which are now swollen welts. Must be from handling laundry chemicals

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[-] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 7 points 7 months ago

Another sunset go

No one there(?) Should be packed this time of year.

[-] calhoon2005@aussie.zone 7 points 7 months ago

- was nice here too

[-] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 6 points 7 months ago

Final assignment done - I now have the next month free from study ๐Ÿ˜

I had to draw an annotated diagram of my house & land as part of the assignment, and I can definitely confirm that is really not something I have any natural talent towards. I was able to use the glass table from my bathroom with a light underneath as a lightbox to trace a printout from Google Earth, so it at least has the right proportions. And I got to use my coloured pencils to do some colouring in of the different areas. I'm not expecting a great mark on this assignment, but it should pass and that's all that really matters with this one.

[-] Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone 6 points 7 months ago

Goodnight everyone โค๏ธ and somehow it's the perfect time for Gibson's zoomies and sneak attacks lol

[-] wscholermann@aussie.zone 5 points 7 months ago

QLD is baking meanwhile we are having the mildest summer that I can ever recall having.

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[-] bull@aussie.zone 5 points 7 months ago

I just remembered I have like $1500 play-cash in my backpack from my cruise which I didn't spend because I was sick.

I could just go to the bank and deposit it back into my savings orrrrrr... the weather up on the border is looking pretty good for today/tomorrow.

[-] bacon@aussie.zone 5 points 7 months ago

Breakfast ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฅญ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅฅ๐Ÿฅฆ๐Ÿฅ‘๐Ÿซ›๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ…๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿฅฌ๐Ÿฅ’๐ŸŒฝ๐Ÿฅ•๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿซš๐Ÿฅ”๐Ÿง…๐Ÿฅฏ๐Ÿž๐Ÿฅ–๐Ÿฅจ๐Ÿง€๐Ÿง‡๐Ÿฅž๐Ÿงˆ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿฅ“๐Ÿฅฉ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–๐Ÿซ“๐Ÿ•๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŒญ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿง†๐ŸŒฎ๐ŸŒฏ๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅ˜๐Ÿ›๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿฑ๐ŸฅŸ๐Ÿฆช๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿš๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ ๐Ÿค๐Ÿชผ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿฅฎ๐Ÿข๐Ÿก๐Ÿง๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿง๐Ÿฅง๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿจ๐ŸŽ‚๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿฅœ๐ŸŒฐ๐Ÿช๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฅ›โ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿต๐Ÿบ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฅค๐Ÿง‹๐Ÿงƒ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿท๐Ÿฅƒ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿน๐Ÿง‰๐Ÿ”‹

[-] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 5 points 7 months ago

A nice healthy salad please. And a decadent cafe au lait with whipped cream on top and chocolate shavings.

[-] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 points 7 months ago

That would be a vienna coffee. Made with chantilly cream is delicious.

[-] bacon@aussie.zone 3 points 7 months ago

๐Ÿฅ—

๐Ÿซ

๐Ÿง

๐Ÿฅ›โ˜•๏ธ

[-] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 3 points 7 months ago
[-] Catfish@aussie.zone 4 points 7 months ago
[-] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Hey. I have a name ya know! ๐Ÿ˜‚

[-] Catfish@aussie.zone 5 points 7 months ago

I thought you drank them not shoved the can up your jaxi

[-] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

If it's free why not.

[-] bacon@aussie.zone 3 points 7 months ago

๐Ÿบโ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿง”

[-] Catfish@aussie.zone 3 points 7 months ago
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[-] wscholermann@aussie.zone 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Ok all the hotels have been booked. Of course you never know until you stay there, but I think I've chosen wisely, and economically whilst ensuring good value.

But I will say that my gosh Ho Chi Minh City has become very expensive, pushing 1st world pricing at times.

[-] MeanElevator@aussie.zone 4 points 7 months ago

Did a day out in the city today.

So many tourists. Was glad to help a group of American lads that were a bit lost.

They were super appreciative and wanted to tip me.

Also, the Canadian lady that works at Lids Emporium...you rock

[-] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 points 7 months ago

starting to get sick of watching telly but pain is so exhausting and I have to rest or my back won't heal

Today I rewatched The Untouchables for the 6th time. Even if you don't like police movies it's still awesome to watch.

[-] bull@aussie.zone 4 points 7 months ago

The sun is shining up on the border ๐Ÿ˜Ž

And now for my next trick: I nap for an hour or two.

[-] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I just had a weird click moment.

In the Hottest 100 discovered via Rage thread there's a singer called Maisie that I've only ever seen before on a viral tiktok that spread to youtube. The song on there is called Lost The Breakup. She sounds like Taylor Swift but there was something familiar about the voice. She's using the babyish indie girl voice. While more upbeat it reminds me of Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star. Fade Into You

And apparently Nicki Minaj covered Barbie Girl?

Yep. Trends are cyclical. While Gen Z seems to be rediscovering a lot of 90's and early 2000's fashion trends the same may be happening with the music.

Ps. Was Fade Into You ever in Buffy? It sounds like it would have been played in the Bronze but don't actually remember. Edit: Unbelievably it was not.

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